Women create, control and influence the investment of an enormous amount of wealth around the world. As more and more women become business owners and breadwinners, their financial power is exploding.

Investors are often put off by the idea of buying a premium bond, mistakenly believing that they’ll lose money on the investment. After all, they’ll be paying more than par for the bond but receiving only par when the bond matures.

Risk and return are inextricably linked, and potential returns are typically proportional to the risk an investor is willing to assume. Consequently, understanding risk is an essential component of long-term investment success.

This final part of the four-part Creating Your Family Legacy blog series focuses on the third of three key principles of legacy planning, “developing the rising generation.”

As expected, the FOMC left the target range for federal funds unchanged at 1.0% to 1.25% and announced that balance sheet reduction plans will commence next month

Also referred to as direct investing, this space is becoming a larger and more dynamic element of private market investing in recent years, and we believe the trend will accelerate over time.

This third part of the four-part Creating Your Family Legacy blog series focuses on the second of three key principles of legacy planning, “evolving a health family wealth culture.”

We are pleased to announce that CIBC Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management has completed its acquisition of Geneva Advisors, a private wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago

This second part of the four-part Creating Your Family Legacy blog series focuses on the first of three key principles of legacy planning, “integrating family wealth planning.”

In 1974, President Gerald Ford encouraged all Americans to wear "WIN" buttons (Whip Inflation Now) as a way to rally the country against the inflationary spiral that was causing major economic dislocations and rapidly rising interest rates. Fast forward to 2017, and today’s WIN button could stand for “Where’s Inflation Now?”

Communication is the most vital component in any relationship, whether personal or professional because communication serves as the foundation of trust.

Wealth is not just money, and it takes much more than the simple accumulation of material assets to achieve success.

It’s unfortunate, but travel leaves your assets more vulnerable than you might think, so making financial plans in advance of your travel is crucial.

Back in May, we started a discussion on active vs. passive investing and argued that there are many instances in which active management is likely to deliver better results.

The FOMC left its target range for federal funds unchanged at 1.0% to 1.25% and did not provide a launch date for its anticipated balance sheet reduction.